'Bachelor' Chris Soules's Car Accident Case: Here's the Latest Update

Almost one year after the fatal car crash that left Kenneth Mosher dead, there's been an update in the case involving former Bachelor star Chris Soules. In an appeal he filed on Tuesday, Chris has asked to have the felony charge -- which claims he left the scene of the accident -- dropped.

According to local media outlet the Des Moines Register, Chris's lawyer claims that a charge like this one -- which carries a five-year prison sentence -- could be damaging to his public image if he's charged falsely.

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The court documents obtained by the Register said:

"If Mr. Soules is forced to proceed to trial and then appeal, there would be no way to undo the publicity and restore Mr. Soules to his original position ... Addressing this questionable and fundamentally unfair charge, given these facts, prior to trial, better serves the interests of justice."

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Since the beginning of the legal battle, Chris and his lawyer have argued that since Chris didn't leave the scene until after the EMTs had arrived, that charge doesn't apply here.

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But so far, the court has yet to comment on the appeal, so it's hard to say where the case will go from here.